as in resented
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it
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Recent Examples of begrudged
Alberto Mendoza hasn’t begrudged the attention his brother has received this season.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
—Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Bad Bunny wrote this as a somber yet urgent plea to protect Puerto Rico’s land and resources from exploitation—and the song features the sound of the coquí, a tiny diva of a frog whose chirps are beloved to islanders—but begrudged by clueless tourists.
—Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
—Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Bad Bunny wrote this as a somber yet urgent plea to protect Puerto Rico’s land and resources from exploitation—and the song features the sound of the coquí, a tiny diva of a frog whose chirps are beloved to islanders—but begrudged by clueless tourists.
—Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudged
resented
Verb
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Liz resented being portrayed in the media as a plotter in James’s coup-in-waiting.—
Gabriel Sherman,
Vanity Fair,
14 Jan. 2026
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Several members of the City Council’s Black Caucus, echoing constituents, resented the resources and attention devoted to the crisis that had not been marshaled for their neighborhoods in recent years.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Begrudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudged. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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